Entries from November 2011

Even with a different opponent this Friday, the strategy will be mostly the same for the Apalachee High School football team. The Wildcats host Loganville Friday in a battle of 4-5 teams. Both teams will likely miss the playoffs, regardless of the outcome. “We will have to have a strong effort and be able to control the clock,” AHS coach ...
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Today is the final day of early voting for both the 2011 municipal elections and the countywide special election. And based on the early turnout so far, Election Day in Winder could be one for the record books. The 438 early votes by Winder residents through Thursday were well over twice the 194 early votes cast in 2007 when Mayor Chip Thompson ...
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NINE PEOPLE were sentenced in recent Superior Court proceedings in Jackson County, including the following: •Thomas Daniel White, possession of methamphetamine, four years probation, 100 hours community service and waive fourth amendment rights. •Shanna Gail Looney, theft by taking a motor vehicle, five years probation, $2,085 restitution ...
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A woman told Jackson County deputies that a man woke her up asking for gas for his vehicle, which had stalled in the area, according to an incident report. oad, Hoschton, where the man said he was driving around looking for a friend’s house. The man said he got lost and his vehicle ran out of gas. It was around 1:20 a.m. The man couldn’t ...
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Hall County is making it easier for residents to recycle by offering more options and less sorting at the county’s 12 compactor sites starting on Saturday, Nov. 5. Mixed paper and mixed cardboard are now accepted at all sites. Previously, only newspaper and corrugated cardboard were recyclable, in addition to cans, glass and some plastics. ...
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A Hull man was arrested in the county complex in Danielsville recently after he reportedly attacked his daughter just outside the courtroom. Cory Shane Haynes, 38, 6143 Neese-Commerce Road, was charged with one count of simple battery after he allegedly shoved his juvenile daughter. According to the report, Haynes said he lost his temper when ...
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The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7, at the county government complex in Danielsville. Agenda items include: •Business involving guests, groups or multiple visitors. Leigh Anne Aaron, Madison County Extension, presentation by participating students of Teens as Planners program. •Chairman’s ...
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DANIELSVILLE - Leland H. Gunnells, Jr., 82 died Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Commerce, the son of the late Leland Hodges and Nelle Wallace Gunnells, Sr. and was a farmer. Mr. Gunnells was preceded in death by his first wife, Juanita Stuckey Gunnells; and his second wife, Doris Brogdon Gunnells. Survivors include ...
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An Auburn man died Tuesday as a result of injuries sustained from an Oct. 22 car crash on Harbins Road in Dacula south of Drowning Creek Road. According to an accident report obtained from Gwinnett County police, Nicholas B. Moreno, 20, was driving a 1995 Honda Civic southbound on Harbins Road when it crossed into oncoming traffic and collided ...
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The Winder-Barrow High School competition cheerleading team performed for scoring only Saturday during its own event. However, had they actually been figured in the standings, the Cheer Doggs would have won and been named grand champion. It’s just another in a line of impressive performances for coach Jerrie Hulsey’s program, which is ...
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